It was that time of the year. The time for my
yearly holiday back home. I was looking forward to three weeks of pure
bliss, two of which I will be spending at my home enjoying the company
of my parents, brother and meeting my lovely friends.
The middle week I will be going to back to my mother country where I
will hopefully enjoy a week full of temples, backwaters, beach, yummy
food, hindi/mallu/tamil movies and much more. To say I was excited would
be an understatement. I was jittery and anxious
about packing the right stuff, not leaving anything important behind
and definitely looking forward to my ICE ride in a Sprinter from Berlin
to my city.
I was lucky to be
able to book a ticket in first class, which definitely had its perks.
The Sprinter is super fast, reaching Frankfurt from Berlin in about 4hours 20 minutes and has almost
all the luxuries of flying and similar service.
There is a meal included which even though doesn’t compare to Lufthansa
standard, but is definitely tasty enough to fill the hungry stomach. A
slight disadvantage is if one is a vegetarian. Then the options are limited. There is a possibility to skip the complete
meal and only go for a dessert and a roll or order something from the
board restaurant. A salad ordered by a passenger sitting nearby seemed
yummy. Unfortunately it came with a price as opposed to the
non-vegetarian lamb with couscous, beans, cheese-filled
paprika, roll with butter and vanilla pudding with cream. Free drinks
were served twice, first time just before the meal and the second time
just after. Options are Coffee, Black or Green Tee, Orange juice and
water with varying degree of CO2. The only disadvantage
of the free meal is that it is a bit cold. Tip: Order a hot
beverage with your meal. This will definitely take the taste of your
meal a notch higher. Unfortunately I was a bit late in identifying this
but you, dear readers, should not miss the opportunity,
were you to travel in similar fashion.
Traveling in first
class also means traveling with white-collar gents and ladies. It is
difficult to strike a conversation, as everyone is busy with their own
laptops, cell phones, and other utility gadgets.
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| My fellow commuters |
Free newspaper might keep you busy for half an hour but after that one
can either spend the time sleeping, reading something one has got along,
enjoying the beautiful scenery outside or writing a blog post like
I’m doing :D
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| Writing my Blog Post with a glass of orange juice :) |
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| Beautiful Sunset |
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| Rushing past the countryside |
Arriving
at my destination I was surprised to find my whole family waiting for
me at the railway station.Even my lil brother was there...isn't that an
"awwww -moment".
The vacations could finally begin.... :D
P.S.: This Post was written at the starting of my vacation on 23rd Aug 2012. Due to lack of time this is being posted a little late
